1694 - 1700 (~ 5 years)
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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1694 | - 1694—1694: National Debt came into effect in England
- 1694—1694: Stamp Duties introduced into Britain from Holland
- 1694—1694: Triennial Act, new Parliamentary elections every three years
- 27 Jul 1694—27 Jul 1694: Bank of England founded by William Paterson (a Scot)
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| 2 | 1695 | - 1695—1695: Freedom of Press in England granted
- 1695—1695: Act of Parliament imposes a fine on all who fail to inform the parish minister of the
birth of a child (repealed 1706)
- 1695—1695: Start of Dissenters' lists in parish registers - children born but not christened in the
parish church - some were named 'Papist' and others 'Protestants'
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| 3 | 1698 | - 1698—1698: Invention of steam engine by Capt Thomas Savery
- 1698—1698: Duties (taxes) on entries in parish registers - repealed after five years
- 14 Nov 1698—14 Nov 1698: Eddystone Lighthouse (Henry Winstanley's) first lit; completed 10 days earlier
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| 4 | 1700 | - 1700—1700: Population in England and Scotland approx 7.5 million
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